State of New Mexico County of Socorro Seventh Judicial District Court Case No. D-725-CV-2024-00054; In the Matter of the Estate of Richard and Christine Salazar, Deceased Notice to Heirs, Richard, ...

Socorro County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was forced to live surrounded by his own waste in a county jail cell with no running water for weeks ...

SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A former inmate is getting a multi-million-dollar payout after he said he was held in a New Mexico county jail cell for days without food and water. Jessie Chavez ...

SOCORRO, N.M. – A man was awarded a $2 million settlement in federal court because of how he was treated inside the Socorro County Detention Center. Jessie Chavez suffers from severe mental illness.

BUT THE SOCORRO COUNTY DETENTION CENTER DIDN’T CONSIDER HIS NEEDS. HE RECEIVED NO MEDICAL CARE. HE RECEIVED NO MENTAL HEALTH CARE WHILE HE WAS AT THE JAIL, AND HE JUST DETERIORATED. AS A PERSON ...

SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A fire started in Northern Socorro County Tuesday and has burned 97 acres. Fire crews are continuing to secure and establish containment lines where needed.